This paper explores the current limits of primary care in the US, looks at illustrative models th...

November 1st, 2011
View

The federal Affordable Care Act will transform how Californians obtain health insurance. CHCF exa...

November 1st, 2011
View

Payers are considering bundled payments for inpatient surgery, combining provider reimbursements ...

November 1st, 2011
View

One of the leading alternative payment models proposed in the Affordable Care Act of 2010 is bund...

November 1st, 2011
View

The paper makes recommendations for enhancing QI efforts in health care, including providing stro...

November 1st, 2011
View

Implementing a sustainability program requires significant cultural change and time. A good place...

November 1st, 2011
View

Treating U.S. veterans with mental illness and substance use disorders is more expensive than car...

October 19th, 2011
View

The eighth biennial survey of ACPE members identifies key trends and factors driving today's phys...

October 19th, 2011
View

The Affordable Care Act includes several provisions designed to encourage greater coordination an...

October 13th, 2011
View

A controversial safety intervention, rapid response systems (RRS) do not appear to improve clinic...

October 4th, 2011
View

According to the survey, few nurses and physicians reported routinely submitting online reports, ...

October 3rd, 2011
Download

The study concludes that more widespread implementation and effective use of e-prescribing in amb...

October 1st, 2011
View

This white paper introduces an overall approach and tools designed to support two processes: the ...

October 1st, 2011
View

The Leapfrog Group, a consortium of public and private employers who purchase health care for mor...

October 1st, 2011
View

Accreditation by The Joint Commission was associated with stronger performance on disease-specifi...

October 1st, 2011
View

The new Multi-professional Patient Safety Curriculum Guide released by WHO Patient Safety in Octo...

October 1st, 2011
View

In a recent study, the non-profit Commonwealth Fund found that the U.S. ranks 16th out of 16 nati...

October 1st, 2011
View

The National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2011, updates a series of comprehensive...

October 1st, 2011
View

The business adage "what gets measured gets managed" applies in health care. Two projects focus o...

October 1st, 2011
View

The focus of this edition of the Economic Outlook is the physician preference market. The content...

October 1st, 2011
Download